WWII veteran recalls serving in Holland, Belgium

98-year-old had some close calls in WWII

He spoke in a low voice, at times confusing years or forgetting the name of a fellow soldier as he remembered World War II, but retired Army Col. XB Cox clearly recalled his "close calls" in combat, the note Gen. McAuliffe sent to the Germans who demanded their surrender, and the friends he made while living in a foreign country.